I haven't tried to install them, but the guy who made the cad files claims to have. http://biosrhythm.com/?p=1395
I can say at least that they look and feel good to me. Clean, accurate, strong, smooth enough. Possibly more brittle than the original gears, but more than strong enough such that the hardness isn't likely to be a problem. Maybe possibly the fine texture on the gears might cause wear on the mating nylon gear over a long time. But it's pretty hard to actually run this plotter for a long time, since the pens are expensive and short-lived. I have 3 CGP-115 total, and I fixed one by actually re-melting the original gears by heating up the shaft with a soldering pen. (more to it than that but that's beyond the scope of this email). And I fixed another by finding brass gears from r/c helecopter suppliers, really cheap too! I have one left which has busted gears. I WAS saving that one to make a video of the process to press on the brass gears without destroying everything. But now I'll probably use the 3d printed ones for that. The brass gears may or may not still be available, but here is all the info about them. (and everything else) http://tandy.wiki/CGP-115 I think I have 6 extra gears so I'll sell 2 pairs to whoever want's them if you strike out at rcparty or miracle-mart. -- bkw On Jul 12, 2017 10:34 PM, "Mike Stein" <[email protected]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian White > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: [M100] Molex part number > > > ...I have already ordered those gears for CGP-115 in "frosted extreme > detail" > https://www.shapeways.com/product/CMBQ6D2Z4/alps-x-y- > plotter-gear-qty-3-commodore-atari?li=shareProduct > And they sure did come out clean, and they require finer detail than these > chip carriers. > > ------------ > Tell me more; it says beta - did you try them? Did they work well? Do they > look stronger than the originals? > > m >
